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Indian History for Class 5th Students
Who was the first Viceroy of India?
1. Dalhousie
2. Canning
3. Curzon
4. Lytton
Option 2 – Canning
The main aim of the Kuka Movement which started in Punjab was to :
1. Purify the Sikh religion
2. Ward off the Britishers from India
3. Carve out an autonomous State in Punjab was to :
4. None of the above
Option 1 – Purify the Sikh religion
The Aligarh Muslim University, founded by Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan in 1875, was earlier known as :
1. Aligarh University for Muslims.
2. Muslim University.
3. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan University.
4. Anglo-Mohammedan Oriental College.
Option 4 – Anglo-Mohammedan Oriental College.
The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by in ……. the year
1. Ramakrishna
2. Narender Nath Datta, 1887
3. Vivekananda, 1867
4. Vivekananda, 1897
Option 4 – Vivekananda, 1897
The Tatvabodhini Sabha was founded in 1839 by :
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidya sagar
2. Dayanand Saraswati
3. Debendra Nath Tagore
4. Rabindara Nath Tagore
Option 3 – Debendra Nath Tagore
Who started the Arya Samaj movement?
1. Rabindra Nath Tagore
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Swami Dayanand
4. Keshab Chandra Sen
Option 3 – Swami Dayanand
Annie Besant was associated with :
1. Brahmo Samaj
2. Arya Samaj
3. RamaKrishna Movement
4. Theosophical Movement
Option 4 – Theosophical Movement
The Theosophical Society’s foundation was laid by Madame H.P. Blavatsky in :
1. 1870
2. 1872
3. 1875
4. 1876
Option 3 – 1875
Who among the following was the founder of the Adi Brahmo Samaj?
1. Keshab Chandra Sen
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Devendra Nath Tagore
4. Mahadev Govind Ranade
Option 3 – Devendra Nath Tagore
Who among the following was the founder of Bharatiya Brahmo samaj?
1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2. Keshab Chandra Sen
3. Devendra Nath Tagore
4. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Option 2 – Keshab Chandra Sen
Swami Vivekananda participated in the World Religions Conference held in at
1. 1890, Network
2. 1892, Washington
3. 1893, Chicago
4. 1894, Massachusets
Option 3 – 1893, Chicago
1. Opposition to Purdah System
2. Starting of the Suddi Movement
3. Opposition to ritualism
4. Opposition to casteism
Option 2 – Starting of the Suddi Movement
Who founded Satya Shodak Samaj?
1. Mahadev Govind Ranade
2. R.G. Bhandarkar
3. Jyotiba Phule
4. Ishwar Chandra Vidya sagar
Option 3 – Jyotiba Phule
1. Prohibition of child marriages
2. Abolition of purdah
3. Abolition of sati
4. Widow-remarriage
Option 4 – Widow-remarriage
The All-India Depressed Classes Federation was founded by :
1. M.K.Gandhi
2. Jyotiba Phule
3. Dr. Ambedkar
4. C.N. Mudaliar
Option 3 – Dr. Ambedkar
Who among the following was not associated with the Justice Movement in Tamil Nadu?
1. C.N. Mudaliar
2. T.M. Nair
3. P. Thyagaraja
4. C. Rajagopalachari
Option 4 – C. Rajagopalachari
Who wrote Nil-darpan?
1. Dinabandhu Mitra
2. Harish Chandra Mukherji
3. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
4. Bishnu Charan Biswas
Option 1 – Dinabandhu Mitra
The first Indian who found a place in Governor-General’s Executive Council was :
1. Govind Vallabh Pant
2. Devendra Nath Tagore
3. S.P. Sinha
4. M.M. Malviya
Option 3 – S.P. Sinha
Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
1. Canning
2. Dalhousie
3. Elgin I
4. Ripon
Option 1 – Canning
Who among the following does not regard the Revolt of 1857 as the “First Indian War of Independence”?
1. R.C. Mazumdar
2. V.D. Savarkar
3. Nandlal Chatterjee
4. All of the above
Option 1 – R.C. Mazumdar
With reference to the Mauryan Economy, consider the following statements:
- ‘Bali’ was the land revenue levied at the rate of one-third of the produce.
- Mauryan state maintained a complete monopoly over the production of iron.
- Punch-marked gold coins formed the official currency of the Mauryan Empire.
- Tamralipti and Broach were important seaports during the Mauryan Period.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option b – 2 and 4 only
Which of the following statements are correct about trade and commerce in the Post-Mauryan Era?
- Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha were two major internal land routes in ancient India.
- Bharukachchha, Sopara, Kalyana, and Muziris were the names of important ports during this period.
- The post-Mauryan period was marked by a decline in trade between India and the West as the Roman empire was declining which was compensated by a rise in trade with South-East Asia.
- Kushans controlled the Silk Route and received tolls levied from the traders using this route.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Option c – 1, 2 and 4 only
According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following are correct?
- A person could be a slave as a result of judicial punishment.
- If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free.
- If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master’s son.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Option d – 1, 2 and 3
With reference to Urbanization in ancient India, consider the following statements:
- Indus Valley Civilization marks the period of the First phase of urbanization in India.
- The second phase of urbanization in India began during the Vedic period and continued till the emergence of Mahajanapadas.
- Increased agricultural production, usage of better tools, and rise in trade and commerce facilitated the process of urbanisation in ancient India whenever it happened.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None
Option b – Only two
Consider the following statements:
- The Early Vedic Period (EVP) society was not divided into rigid caste lines whereas in the Later Vedic Period (LVP) caste became more rigid.
- The term ‘Rashtra’ first appeared during the Early Vedic Period.
- Though the position of women declined in the LVP, there have been no instances of sati and child marriage even during this period.
- The LVP culture was focused on the centrality of the cult of sacrifice.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 3 and 4 only
Option c – 1 and 4 only
Arrange the following monarchs in chronological order:
- Udayin
- Dhanananda
- Shishunaga
- Ajatashatru
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1-4-2-3
b) 4-1-3-2
c) 2-3-4-1
d) 3-2-1-4
Option b – 4-1-3-2
With reference to India’s ancient history, consider the following statements:
- Bimbisara was a contemporary of both Buddha and Mahavira.
- Villages had their own assemblies under their local chiefs called Mahamatras in the Magadha Empire.
- Bimbisara sent his royal physician Jivaka to treat Avanti King Pradyota.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None
Option b – Only two
With reference to Ancient Indian History, consider the following statements:
- Generally, women were expected to give up their father’s gotra and adopt that of their husband in marriage.
- Jatis which shared a common occupation or profession were sometimes organized into shrenis.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Consider the following statements about the Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain (600-300 BCE):
- It was an era of the first urbanization as for the first time urban centers emerged in the Indian subcontinent.
- The centre of economic and political activity shifted from the North-West, Punjab, Haryana, and Western UP, to Eastern UP and Bihar (Ganga Basin).
- Unlike monarchical kingdoms, the Gana-Sanghas had a governing assembly and within this assembly too, they had an oligarchy.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 3 only
Option c – 2 and 3 only
Who was the first Indian ruler to face the invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni?
(a) Jaichandra of the Gahadavala dynasty
(b) Prithvi Raj Chauhan
(c) The Shaka King, Jaipala
(d) None of the above
Option c – The Shaka King, Jaipala
Who among the following historians does not give information on Alauddin Khalji’s price control measures?
(a) Ziauddin Barani
(b) Ibn Batuta
(c) Minhaj Siraj
(d) Amir Khusrau
Option c – Minhaj Siraj
The Muslim conqueror who continued to issue coins with the figure of a Hindu Goddess was
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Babur
(c) Mohammad Ghori
(d) Mahmud Ghaznavi
Option c – Mohammad Ghori
Alauddin Khalji levied land revenue on the basis of
(a) crop sharing
(b) arbitrary assessment
(c) measurement
(d) a fixed money tribute
Option c – measurement
The Turks brought with them musical instruments
(a) Rabab and Sarangi
(b) Sitar and Flute
(c) Veena and Tabla
(d) Tanpura and Mridanga
Option a – Rabab and Sarangi
Who among the following rulers subscribed to the view that sovereignty was a divine light communicated directly from God to the emperor?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Babar
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Akbar
Option d – Akbar
Who among the following had observed -The Hindus believe that there is no country like theirs, no nation like theirs, no kings like theirs, no science like theirs?
(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Alberuni
(c) Ziauddin Barani
(d) Hasan Nizami
Option b – Alberuni
The Delhi Sultan who imposed a uniform rate of land tax on all, from the smallest cultivator to the rural intermediaries was
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(d) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Option b – Alauddin Khalji
Who among the following Sultans of Delhi favored the rotation of crops?
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(d) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Option c – Muhammad bin Tughluq
Which of the following kings assumed the title of ‘Talakadugonda’?
A) Veera Ballala III
B) Kulothunga Chola III
C) Vishnuvardhana
D) Narasimha II
Option c – Vishnuvardhana
The Pallava-Chola style of architecture is commonly known as:
A) Pallava
B) Chola
C) Nagara
D) Dravida
Option d – Dravida
Lands, during the post-Gupta period, were classified on the basis of:
A) Being cultivated and uncultivated
B) Being irrigated and unirrigated
C) Crops being grown on the lands
D) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Who is called the Father of Indian Archaeology?
A) Alexander Cunningham
B) John Marshall
C) Mortimer Wheeler
D) James Prinsep
Option a – Alexander Cunningham
With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas’?
A) The earliest Dharmashastra texts are written in an aphoristic (sutra) style
B) Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas
C) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
D) Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval South India
Option c – Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?
A) An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates
B) A diary to be maintained for daily accounts
C) A bill of exchange
D) An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates
Option c – A bill of exchange
Chand-prodhyot was the ruler of which ancient republic?
A) Kasi
B) Anga
C) Avanti
D) Vajji
Option c – Avanti
Where have the remains of a highly advanced water management system of the Indus Valley civilization been discovered?
A) Kalibangan
B) Lothal
C) Ropar
D) Dholavira
Option b – Lothal
The Rigvedic “Pani” belong to which class of citizens?
A) Priests
B) Ironsmiths
C) Goldsmiths
D) Traders
Option d – Traders
Which Party gave ‘Direct Action’ a call for ‘Direct Action Day,’ and which date was the ‘Direct Action Day’ chosen?
(a) Muslim League; 16th August, 1946
(b) Indian National Congress; 8th August, 1942
(c) The Hindu Mahasabha; 3rd June, 1946
(d) Indian National Army; 18th August, 1945
Option a – Muslim League; 16th August, 1946
Who considered the proposals of the Cripps’ Mission as a ‘post-dated cheque’? ( Indian history quiz for class 5 )
(a) Moulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
Option c – Mahatma Gandhi
In which year was the Pakistan resolution adopted by the Muslim League and where?
(a) 1929, Lahore
(b) 1930, Allahabad
(c) 1940, Lahore
(d) 1940, Dhaka
Option c – 1940, Lahore
Who headed the Cabinet Mission?
(a) Sir Stafford Cripps
(b) A.V. Alexander
(c) Lord Pethick Lawrence
(d) None of these
Option c – Lord Pethick Lawrence
Who among the following supported the Swaraj Party in the Central Legislative Assembly in pre-independent India?
(a) M.A. Jinnah
(b) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Option a – M.A. Jinnah
In which of the following years was the Jatiya Sarkar formed in the Midnapur district of Bengal? ( Indian history quiz for class 5 )
(a) 1939
(b) 1940
(c) 1941
(d) 1942
Option d – 1942
Which of the following trials attracted worldwide publicity and drew sympathetic comments from Albert Einstein, H.G. Wells, Harold Laski, and Roosevelt in favor of the convicts?
(a) INA trial
(b) Lahore conspiracy case
(c) Meerut conspiracy case
(d) None of these
Option c – Meerut conspiracy case
Who remarked about the East India Company that “The Company is an anomaly but it is part of a system where everything is an anomaly”?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) G.B. Macaulay
(c) Lord Clive
(d) Henry Dundas
Option b – G.B. Macaulay
What was the main political weapon used by the moderate nationalists to exert pressure upon the government against the partition of Bengal?
(a) Satyagraha
(b) Civil Disobedience
(c) Non-cooperation
(d) Swadeshi and Boycott
Option d – Swadeshi and Boycott
Which one of the following observations is incorrect about the early moderate nationalists during the Indian Freedom Movement?
(a) They were declared seditious Brahmins by British officials.
(b) They lost their control over the movement raised in Bengal against its partition.
(c) They could not develop proper communication with the common Indian people.
(d) They could not keep the concurrent young generation with them.
Option b – They lost their control over the movement raised in Bengal against its partition
Which one of the following statements about the moderate leaders of the Indian National Congress is not correct?
(a) They criticized the British for the drain of wealth from India.
(b) They advocated a boycott of foreign goods.
(c) They ignored the issue of exploitation of Indian rural people by the Zamindars.
(d) They comprehended the vital role played by India in the imperial economy of Britain.
Option d – They comprehended the vital role played by India in the imperial economy of Britain
Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) MG Ranade
(c) GK Gokhale
(d) BG Tilak
Option c – GK Gokhale
Ridiculing the idea of Swaraj in 1903 who said “Only mad men outside lurcatic system could think or talk of independence”?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Pherozeshah Mehta
Option c – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
The Bombay Triumvirate consisted of all the following except
(a) Badaruddin Tyabji
(b) Pherozeshah Mehta
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) KT Telang
Option a – Badaruddin Tyabji
Most of the moderate leaders hailed from
(a) rural areas
(b) urban areas
(c) Both rural and urban areas
(d) Punjab
Option b – urban areas
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